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to a depth of 25 feet, they are visible to the fish and must, therefore, be fished at 

 night. The strings, or gangs of nets, are set in open waters; as single nets they 

 are set in rivers and streams and allowed to drift under the watchful eyes of the 



(.Courtesy of R. J. Edercr Co.) 



Fig. 13-16. Gill nets are designed to catch fish by the gills as they swim into 

 the net, and hold or entangle them as they struggle to escape. 



fishermen. Marker buoys, or sometimes lanterns, are attached to floats to permit 

 the fishermen to follow the drift of the nets. Drift nets have larger floats on the 

 top line than other gill nets and only enough leads on the foot line to hold the 

 webbing down. 



Fig. 13-17. Stake gill net. Portion driven 

 into bottom shown by dotted lines. 



STAKE GILL NET 



Stake-Gill Nets. Quite similar in construction to drift-gill nets these nets are 

 much short-er and shallower, averaging about 50 feet in length. They are gen- 

 erally set in eddies, one end tied to a stake or other stationary object, and the 

 other anchored. In some instances both an anchor and stake are necessary; in 

 either case marker buoys are set at each end. 



